CJAX-FM

CJAX-FM (identified on air and in print as 96.9 JACKfm) is a Canadian radio station in the Greater Vancouver region of British Columbia. It broadcasts at 96.9 MHz on the FM band with an effective radiated power of 75,000 watts from a transmitter on Mount Seymour in the District of North Vancouver. The station also operates a 1,430 watt repeater (CJAX-FM-1, 96.9 MHz) in Whistler, British Columbia. Studios are located in downtown Vancouver, and the station is currently owned by Rogers Communications.

Format

CKLG was the first conventional radio station in North America to adopt the Jack FM branding, officially classified as a "variety hits" or "adult hits" format. Most Jack FM stations play a wide mix of music from the late 1960s through the 90s, as well as some current adult contemporary/hot adult contemporary singles. It formerly used the slogan "Playing what we want", promoting itself as having a larger and more varied playlist than any other commercial radio stations. In the early years when the station was on AM in North Vancouver - Don North who later went on to become a famous war correspondent for a large US national TV network was the sound engineer. Jack Ammon has a weekly radio show as a keyboards accompanist for singers Gary Lee and Bob Stone.